Man with dementia who wandered away from family in Catasauqua found safe
Catasauqua Police were searching for a man with dementia who wandered away from a family residence in the 100 block of Howertown Road Saturday morning.
View ArticleMoravian College announces full scholarship to Freedom, Liberty first-gen...
Two first-generation students from Freedom and Liberty High Schools were surprised with the Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent's Scholarship, a full ride to Moravian College.
View ArticleDoctors baffled by stories of people over 80 who survived the coronavirus,...
Coronavirus has claimed the lives of many people over the age of 80, especially in nursing homes. But others in their 80s, 90s and older, have survived COVID-19, many with only mild symptoms, a mystery...
View ArticleYour View by Pennsylvania’s health secretary: How coronavirus spread in our...
Op-ed by Dr. Rachel Levine: How coronavirus spread in Pennsylvania nursing homes, and what efforts were taken to mitigate problems.
View ArticleYour View by Pennsylvania’s education secretary: We need a system that...
Op-ed: Our education system is not without fault in perpetuating the systemic inequities and institutional bias that many of our communities have accepted as normal.
View ArticleDisaster team responds to flood cleanup in Gilberton
Disaster team responds to Gilberton flood cleanup
View ArticleMan and woman killed in motorcycle crash on Route 145 in North Whitehall
Two people were killed Sunday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Route 145 in North Whitehall Township.
View ArticleThere’s a new, and some say better, spotted lanternfly trap that can be made...
Homeowners facing a spotted lanternfly infestation can use a new mesh trap to catch the invasive bugs. Some say the trap is better because it snatches the invasive insects without hurting birds or...
View ArticleAfter Salisbury residents mobilize, township abandons plans to build $3...
A rapid community mobilization effort in Salisbury Township led township commissioners to abruptly abandon a plan years in the making to build a new $3 million fire station in Green Acres Park.
View ArticleTop Pa. GOP lawmaker fast-tracking a lucrative gambling expansion that would...
The maneuvering offers a window into the raw intersection between politics and policy-making in Pennsylvania, and how campaign dollars can drive the legislative agenda.
View ArticleGov. Wolf ‘has done an incredible job’: Reaction to Republicans’ call for...
Many readers jumped to the defense of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and dismissed a call for his impeachment. “He has done an incredible job,” one reader said.
View ArticleTwo killed in Route 145 motorcycle crash with FedEx truck identified
A FedEx truck driver who veered off the road while trying to negotiate a turn on Route 145 in North Whitehall Township Sunday afternoon swerved into oncoming traffic and struck a motorcycle, killing a...
View ArticleHellertown woman struck by car Saturday has died
A 74-year-old Hellertown woman struck by a car Saturday dies from her injuries.
View ArticleCommentary: Has John Bolton redefined the 2020 campaign?
Column: Bolton’s revelations are things that are despicable, unacceptable and, even if not illegal, disclosures that would be presidentially disqualifying in any normal presidential campaign year.
View ArticleBethlehem grandfather charged in 8th sexual assault at city’s...
A grandfather arrested last year for allegedly sexually assaulting and terrorizing several children in Bethlehem’s Marvine-Pembroke public housing development is facing a new set of charges after a...
View ArticleAtlantic City casinos to reopen July 2, but with limited capacity
Atlantic City’s casinos will be able to reopen July 2 at 25% capacity, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.
View ArticlePennsylvania coronavirus update: State reports 456 new positive tests to make...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday provided an update on the coronavirus situation in Pennsylvania.
View ArticleMAP: Where coronavirus is in Pennsylvania
MAP: Here is where all reported cases of coronavirus in Pennsylvania are located.
View ArticlePennsylvania House votes to make Republican Bryan Cutler its next speaker
The Pennsylvania House elected a seven-term Republican member Monday to become speaker, elevating him to the chamber’s top job a week after his predecessor resigned.
View ArticleAs Columbus statues fall across the country, Easton has no plans to remove...
A change.org petition is calling on Easton to take down its statue of Christopher Columbus, saying it commemorates a racist heritage of colonialism. Easton Mayor Sal Panto opposes its removal, saying...
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